Neymar set for Barca stay?

Matt Morley 6 years ago 3.7k
Reports claim that Neymar will not leave Barcelona this summer. AFP

Neymar has gone on tour with Barcelona amid speculation that French giants PSG are set to invoke the Brazilian's €222m release clause.

Brazilian news outlet 'Esporte Interativo' made waves on Tuesday, when it claimed that Neymar has already agreed a deal with PSG, but for now it looks like the 25-year-old is focussed on his future with Barca.

There is a strong belief at the Camp Nou that the interest from PSG is not real, with Spanish football expert Guillem Balague claiming that the speculation over Neymar's future is all just a "game".

When Barcelona's sporting director Robert Fernandez was asked about whether Neymar would leave the Catalan giants this summer, he replied very assertively: "That's not going to happen. We have not had any offers for any player in our squad and no club will pay the release clause," he said.

Neymar signed a new five-year deal with Barca last October and there is a belief that the PSG 'interest' is merely a ploy to wangle a new contract on similar terms to Lionel Messi.

The Brazilian has scored 105 goals in 186 games for the club since joining from Santos in June 2013. 

Rumours claimed that Neymar was hoping to use a move to the French capital in order to beocme the best player in the world, out of Lionel Messi's shadow, but the training ground pictures of the pair laughing and joking don't seem to back-up the idea that Neymar feels stifled by his team-mate.

The Brazilian international is expected to declare his loyalty to the club via social media in the coming days.

 

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